San Diego, CA — The fast-growing organic baby food category just got a jolt to the system. A-list celebrity Jennifer Garner and former Annie’s president John Foraker have joined the 2-year-old organic baby food startup Once Upon a Farm as co-founders with plans to become the next big nutrition brand for...
If you’ve seen the documentary “What the Health” on Netflix about the healthcare, pharmaceutical and food industries, you probably found yourself saying “What the [insert desired word here].” In Michael Moore style, the producers did a good job of showing what corruption and dark marketing can do to us as...
Travel has its challenges for those of us who dare to stray from the conventional, especially when it comes to eating. Finding finely prepared certified organic menus in the majority of eateries is not the easiest task and for the most part entirely impossible. So how do you protect yourself...
Americans are buying more organic produce and would buy even more if it were less expensive. When compared to such food categories as dairy, meat, seafood, poultry and juice, half of consumers say, in new research from Mintel, they are more likely to purchase organic fresh produce. In addition, 57%...
Golden Valley, MN — John Foraker, a leader of organic food brand Annie’s for the past 17 years, is stepping down from the company General Mills purchased in 2014 to get back to his entrepreneurial roots at a Bay Area startup he says will disrupt the organic foods industry. The Star...
Austin, TX – Whole Foods Market reported record quarterly sales of $3.7 billion on Wednesday, and while comparable store sales decreased by 1.9%, that is an upward trend. Net income for the third quarter ending on July 2 was $106 million. On June 16, Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced...
With organic and natural food demands growing, more companies are trying to meet the certifications required to place desired labels onto their product to validate the source and ingredients within. Many consumers trust that when a certifying agency label is on their product, that the product has undergone strict rules...
According to a report by CNBC, grocers are starting to notice a shift in customer habits. Increasingly, customers are avoiding the center aisles and concentrating their purchases around the perimeter, choosing produce and other fresh food items such as bakery, deli, seafood and meat products over packaged foods. This is...
Neonicotinoid pesticides, commonly known as “neonics” have been a global debate because of the toxins and effects they have on insects. Experiments have shown neonics to be harmful and dangerous to bees in laboratory conditions which neonic advocates argue are unnatural conditions, force-feeding bees in its laboratory rather observing their...
In light of recent political decisions to withdraw the nation from global efforts to address climate change, reverting to mother nature may be the simplest way to achieve the goal. The nation's organic farmers are offering an immediate solution to one of the most pressing and challenging dilemmas facing the...
